ï»¿ If we are shrewd about ourselves and truly brave, citizens will not yield to hysteriaâEUR"or accept draconian new laws that undermine civil libertiesâEUR"but will force these difficult questions into the political debate

The report, which is currently classified, is believed to describe shocking acts of torture and to explain how the use of torture was approved. Further, it is said to show that torture had a long-term negative effect on our security. These are the facts

If millions of us stand with Edward in the next 48 hours, it will send a powerful statement that he should be treated like the brave whistleblower that he is, and it should be PRISM, and not Edward, that the US cracks down on.

Guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for several weeks to protest their conditions and indefinite detention. Dozens of the prisoners at Guantanamo continue to be held despite having been cleared for release.

Tell national leaders and trade representatives negotiating the TPP in secret that we won't let them ambush us with a hidden agenda to let corporations censor our internet, and gain more power over our lives.

This state's constitutional amendment is a giant step backwards for marriage equality, and basic human rights. Sign this petition to ask the Supreme Court to repeal this unjust infringement on gay rights.

Tennessee has battled with high teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection rates for decades, despite its abstinence-based sex education. The old-world and outdated attitude that teenagers will restrain from sexual intercourse if denied education

"I don't think it is working. It's not effective. We know that."
That's how the death penalty was described just days ago by the leader of California's criminal justice system, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye of the state Supreme Court -- a conservativ

Aaron Huey's effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people -- appalling, and largely ignored -- compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his haunting photos

The state of Georgia shamefully executed Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 despite serious doubts about his guilt.
But Not In My Name.
While a majority of the world - more than 65% of all countries - has abolished the death penalty in law or practice...

In America, policymakers only seem to take action when something terrible has happened. Well, something terrible happened this week: Troy Davis, whose guilt was never proved, was executed in Georgia. Thankfully, Davis's execution is renewing calls to